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Post by theoverlord on Dec 14, 2015 15:49:49 GMT
Recently, I have gotten into a game set called 'chill' (GM found a scary type for Halloween) where players are members of an agency that fights monsters that do general supernatural stuff. The fact that it is set in modern day, and is relatively simple to understand means that I actually quite like it.
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missnash
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Post by missnash on Dec 17, 2015 8:02:38 GMT
Not an RPG world, but one of my favourite fictional universes is from Alan Moores comic 'Top Ten' - a police and detective precinct set in a world where everyone has superpowers. It's wonderfully textured, I've always felt something really interesting could be done with that concept. And Firefly. Rustic Sci-Fi? All over that!
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Post by rainbowdeity on Jan 4, 2016 12:14:09 GMT
Whoops what is this, a link to a talk I did about my favourite videogame worlds? How did this end up here? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHSmOulKBICouple of the ones I didn't mention in this is: The Dishonored universe, chiefly because most of their industry is based on draining psychic leviathan whales of their fat while they are still alive (this is totally fine). Those whales live in an abyssal sea and have maybe sent a plague to ravage the society which kills them so cruelly (maybe?). Also a devil-analogue is wandering around giving protagonists super-powers so they can 'save' the empire... and maybe giving them the still beating heart of their dead love as a present. Not much of this is actually dealt with in the game, so it retains the mystery which keeps it intriguing, and (I think similar to the reasons given about Fallen London) there are so many layers to this world which have been delivered without constant exposition. Also ramming magic and industry together is something I'm always a fan of (really keen to see what else Alex has in store for us in his own dungeonpunk world). Also Corporation, which is a sci-fi roleplaying game which cites its main influences as The Matrix and Johnny Pnemonic. Involves sinister Venusian AIs, a cult dedicated to becoming one with 'The Machine' and an enitre full page spread in a rulebook for a restaurant written entirely in Engrish which offers such delicacies as 'Sweaty Cat Face'.
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Post by theoverlord on Jan 4, 2016 15:20:47 GMT
Always wanted to do a decent rpg using the dishonored universe, but I could never get the story right. Also, corporation sounds brilliant.
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Post by Doktor Payne on Jan 4, 2016 21:30:06 GMT
Whoops what is this, a link to a talk I did about my favourite videogame worlds? How did this end up here? Cheers for posting that here - I saw it pop up in my Facebook feed a while back and wanted to watch it when I wasn't at work and predictably forgot.
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max
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Post by max on Jan 20, 2016 0:41:34 GMT
If I had to choose a fictional universe to live in, I don't see how anything I'm aware of could possibly compete with that of Iain M Banks' Culture novels (already mentioned here). Minor... 'foreign policy' qualms aside, it's basically a systematic depiction of what a true utopia would be like.
In terms of sheer atmospheric evocativeness, and just drawing from the RPG pool, I think the world of Dark Souls would have to take it for me. In a similar vein, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. They just take such a powerful hold on the imagination. Dishonored was great though.
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Jonny
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Post by Jonny on Jan 20, 2016 16:59:16 GMT
I love the Dark Souls (and even more so the Bloodborne) worlds, but I'm not convinced they'd actually work well as RPG settings in and off themselves, as the worlds they create are a) at the end of their lives in one way or another and b) actually quite restricted in physical scope. They hint at a lot of wider lore, but not actually a much wider world.
That said, I would really like to see RPG settings inspired by them - understated mythic apocalypses: the gods are dying and the world is slowly dying with them.
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Post by theoverlord on Jan 20, 2016 20:29:18 GMT
As also everyone else has said, I also love the Bloodborne universe and would love an RPG with Lovecraftian mythos, but I cannot seem to find one (If anyone has any ideas i would love to see them). Also the Dark Souls Universe and Dishonored universe were very good and very deep in their lore. But I found they hinted of worlds that just weren't built upon.
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Post by Oneiros on Jan 21, 2016 11:29:28 GMT
There was a Call of Cthulu RPG in various formats - one of my old schoolfriends was a playtester for the d100 version back in uni. I don't know who holds the license now though. I have to say, as an RP experience it was wholly unsatisfying because the system and setting are so rigged against you actually doing anything. Admittedly this was before I had a good understanding of gaming/gaming experiences and, despite my current connections with Lovecraftian games, am not actually a fan of the Cthulu mythos. If you're looking for a game which has the horror feel of Lovecraft then may I recommend looking up Lovecraftesque - an indie game due to be published later this year (it had a very successful Kickstarter in October 2015) but the base ruleset is available online (I think - if not, I can probably send you a copy). The premise is a GM-less game where players take on the role of a Witness to horror and you co-operatively build up a narrative and investigate. (Full disclaimer, it's written by some friends of Brave Sir Robin and me, and I've written some of the flavour text to go with it. Actually, it would probably be a good one to do a recording of...)
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Post by theoverlord on Jan 21, 2016 15:12:37 GMT
There was a Call of Cthulu RPG in various formats - one of my old schoolfriends was a playtester for the d100 version back in uni. I don't know who holds the license now though. I have to say, as an RP experience it was wholly unsatisfying because the system and setting are so rigged against you actually doing anything. Admittedly this was before I had a good understanding of gaming/gaming experiences and, despite my current connections with Lovecraftian games, am not actually a fan of the Cthulu mythos. If you're looking for a game which has the horror feel of Lovecraft then may I recommend looking up Lovecraftesque - an indie game due to be published later this year (it had a very successful Kickstarter in October 2015) but the base ruleset is available online (I think - if not, I can probably send you a copy). The premise is a GM-less game where players take on the role of a Witness to horror and you co-operatively build up a narrative and investigate. (Full disclaimer, it's written by some friends of mine and Brave Sir Robin and I've written some of the flavour text to go with it. Actually, it would probably be a good one to do a recording of...) I would love to have a look through it Lovecraftesque, and even though I know lovecraftian fiction has the idea that you shouldn't be able to do fight these elder gods, i have always like the idea of 1920 investigative fiction (I've wanted to try Deadlands Noir, but haven't been able due to money or time constraints) and have wanted an RPG that has those elements, combined with the idea of Gods and Magicks from traditional RPG's and pathfinder.
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Rokkan
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Post by Rokkan on Jul 27, 2016 21:24:33 GMT
*resurrects this thread*
I love Discworld, and have done since I first read Interesting Times back when I was a kid.
But I'm also a fan of urban fantasy settings. Things like the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, the Rivers of London series, the Matthew Swift novels by Kate Griffin (seriously, check these out if you can) and their sister series, Magicals Anonymous, the Alex Verus series... Pretty much anything with a recognisable setting that has a touch of fantasy to it.
Also, for those of you with a love for the Lovecraftian: have any of you read the Laundry Files series by Charles Stross? Brilliant set of books there.
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martyni
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Post by martyni on Jul 28, 2016 12:06:32 GMT
Pokémon, unless I think about it too much -No education after the age of 10 also essentially homeless -Free healthcare is only available for animals also in all the games of every region there has been one hospital for humans -Roaming gangs will attack you just for walking into their vision -If I die I might turn into this for all eternity goo.gl/YW28as-Non darwinistic evolution probably has dire consequences for the survival of humanity in the long run -Most learned and influential individual (Prof. Oak) clearly showing signs of dementia considering he can't remember his own grandsons name.
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Post by Katy C on Aug 18, 2016 9:38:01 GMT
HP Lovecraft's Providence is one of may favourite places. He has such an influence on so much horror fiction, its like a home away from home. +1 for Firefly as well!
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Post by seelingkat on Aug 18, 2016 21:25:07 GMT
I'm a big fan of the 'Silent Hill' universe. Not sure I'd want to live there, but having played a couple of hye games i like to think I'd survive it!
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Post by spooniermist on Aug 27, 2016 18:24:27 GMT
I'm a big fan of the 'Silent Hill' universe. Not sure I'd want to live there, but having played a couple of hye games i like to think I'd survive it! I'd second that. My mind can go to pretty dark places, though, and I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes down to it, so probably wouldn't survive my own torture!
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